Counselor Contact information
Contact the Guidance Department
General Questions: 856-663-8006 x1209
Guidance Secretaries
Luendy Blanco-Edery x1210 Nina Bertelsen x1209
Guidance Counselors
Nick Caputi- x1214 email: ncaputi@chclc.org
Mr. Caputi started at West in 2003. He received his undergraduate degree and graduate degree at Rutgers University. At West, he is a baseball coach and he enjoys all sports.
"It's time for dinner"
Suzanne Elsherif- x1212 email: selsherif@chclc.org
Mrs. Elsherif started at West in 2018. She received her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and her graduate degree at University of Pennsylvania. She loves traveling internationally with her friends and family. She also enjoys cooking new recipes at home with her husband and son.
"A champion is defined not by their wins but by how they can recover when they fall." – Serena Williams
Christie Robertson- x1246 email: crobertson@chclc.org
Mrs. Robertson started at West in 2022. She has been in the district for 28 years. Mrs. Robertson is a long-time resident of Cherry Hill and actually graduated from West. She currently is the Boy's Swimming coach. She loves spending her summers at the beach with her family.
"They may forget what you said, but they will not forget how you made them feel."-Carl W. Buechner
Brittany Lamb- x1261 email: blamb@chclc.org
Miss Gibbs started at West in 2013. She received her undergraduate degree and graduate degree at Monmouth University. She is also a Monmouth University Track alumni. At West, she is a Winter Track coach for boys and girls and the Girls Track coach in the spring. She is an advisor for the African American Culture Club and Peer Leaders. She enjoys working out/ weight training, sports, traveling and fashion.
"Be the change you wish to see in the world."― Mahatma Gandhi
Todd Powers- x1217 email: topowers@chclc.org
Mr. Powers started at West in 2016 and has been a counselor since 2010. He received his undergraduate degree at Towson University and graduate degree at Wilmington University. He is a sports junkie, (especially Philadelphia sports) an Eagles season ticket-holder, enjoys coaching his kids teams and golfing. He is the head Boys Basketball Coach at Gloucester Catholic HS and an Academic Advisor at Camden County College.
“Persistence can change failure into extraordinary achievement.”
Lisa Saffici- x1213 email: lsaffici@chclc.org
Mrs. Saffici started working at West in 2001. She received her undergraduate degree at Lasalle University and graduate degree at Rowan University. She is a former West English teacher who enjoys reading, running, and taking her children to different sports and activities.
“To know that even one life has breathed better because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.”
Cynthia Snowden- x1211 csnowden@chclc.org
Mrs. Snowden started at West in 2007. She received her undergraduate degree at Rutgers University and her graduate degree at Wilmington University. She enjoys traveling, Pilates Reformer and gardening in her spare time.
" I have learned over the years that when one's mind is made up, this diminishes fear. Knowing what must be done does away with fear."- Rosa Parks.
Maggie Strimel- x1215 mstrimel@chclc.org
Mrs. Strimel started at West in 2007. She received her undergraduate degree at the University of Delaware and her graduate degree at Rosemont College. At West, she is the Girls Cross Country Coach in the fall and a Winter Track coach for boys and girls. She enjoys running, traveling, and hanging out with her kids.
“We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Mollie Crincoli - x1216 mcrincoli@chclc.org
Student Assistance Counselor
Leah Valley- x1753 lvalley@chclc.org
Student Advocate
Ashley Giles- x1298 agiles@chclc.org
Student Advocate
Miss Giles started at West in 2011. She received her undergraduate degree at Penn State University. At West, she is an advisor for the African American Culture club. In high school, she played lacrosse, was a cheerleader, and was Secretary of her Senior class.
- "It is easy in the world to live after the world's opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude." Ralph Waldo Emerson
Elisa Lomon- x1740 elomon@chclc.org